St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19
A Roominp Section.

WnLIsToN, Oct. 29.-Permit me through the
columns of your valuable paper to answer let
tiers from good many old time friends of
mine in and around Detroit, Mich. 1t is in
regard to the country and climate OF north
ern Dakota. In the first place l VIII say to
my friends, if you have place of your own,
no matter how small, in the state of Michi
gan, and are making good living, stay
there, don't think of coming west. but on the
other hand, if you are bound to have more
land come to Dakota. l have settled here in
a nice country-the great Missouri on one
hand. with lots of fish, and the great Mani
toba railroad on the other hand. have just
the incest place in the world. | have place
cleared around the house with lots of shade
trees and grape arbour started. | have
good two-story log house built on stones. l
am as snug as bug.
One great thing about this part of Dakota
is lots of timber; the country Is underlald
with solid vein of good coal, and you can
get good water by digging not over twenty
feet. besides, you can hardly go amiss of
good spring. The land is tirst-class. You
never have poor crops-not only all KINDS OF
grains, but vegetables, melons and tomatoes
grow splendidly. L can show you barley
with the heads five inches long. l would like
to see any country beat it. Any one can To-
cate in timber or on the prairie, and would
like to see 10000 of my old frieds from
Michigan, and Elmira, n. Y, settle here. If
i go East this winter, as i certainly expect to
do will stop with them week to exchange
yarns. They ought to get up company OF
all the families that want to come. They can
do it this winter, and should gettogether and
talk it over. They can get rates on the roads
that would surprise them to st. Paul. then
over the Manitoba road to Williston, on the
Missouri. They can afford to bring their
horses, cows, pigs, chickens and household
goods. In one week from the time they land
they can have home of their own.
My idea of farming in this, or any other
country, is a small farm of about LOO acres;
raise corn, oats, wheat and barley, calves
pigs. chickens make butter, and you will al
ways have something to bring cash.
1.-The great st. Paul, Minneapolis Mani
toba railway leaves st. Paul for the west
and first strikes the Missouri river at Willis
ton, about 40 miles west OF st. Paul. Here
is where the creek called Muddy, enters into
the Missouri. This creek has the most beau
tiful valley you ever saw for about forty
miles back. north, and from three to five
miles wide. 1t is nice place for large col
ony, and next summer will be all taken.
without doubt. All this country l speak
about is tributary to this place.
The railroad company has hosts of men
and teams at work LAYING tracks for round
houses. machine shops, depots, etc They
see that in the near future it is bound to be a
large place and all Of this land is yet to be
taken.
All of this great country will soon be
thrown open for settlement without doubt.
The Manitoba Railroad company is now run
ming stock sheep. horses and cattle by the
thousand 10 the markets in the East. 1 ex-
pect to see the day when all the quartz rock
of Montana will be smelted and worked at
Great Falls, on account of the coal that is
there, and the headlight that has the Mani
toba road in charge will never stop, l pre-
dict, as long as there is a mining or farming
valley that wants transportation. SoyOu see,
old timers, that the country is just in its
prime.
Now, of course, when you come West you
have to come to st. Paul or Minneapolis as
that is the center of the Eastern point of all
the Western roads. Go straight to the St.
Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railway Office
and tell them what you want and where you
want to go, and they will post you.